violence against women

Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16
Society

Marriage celebrants spokesman wants to lower girls’ marital age to 16

The spokesman for Marriage Celebrants Egypt, Mahmoud Bahi al-Din, called for lowering girls’ marital age for 16, while keeping men’s…
400 children participate in activities against gender discriminstion
Egypt

400 children participate in activities against gender discriminstion

Humanitarian organization Plan International Egypt organized four training camps in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt, under the slogan “no violence against…
Lebanon holds candle-lit vigil for four murdered women
Middle East

Lebanon holds candle-lit vigil for four murdered women

Dozens of people have gathered in Beirut to denounce violence against women after four murders in less than a week.…
‘Heliopolis mall girl’ attempts suicide in live video
Egypt

‘Heliopolis mall girl’ attempts suicide in live video

Somaya Tarek Ebeid, known in the media as the ‘Heliopolis mall girl’, broadcast her attempted suicide in a Facebook live…
Iceland closes gender gap but violence against women remains
World

Iceland closes gender gap but violence against women remains

For nine years in a row, the World Economic Forum has ranked Iceland as having the world’s smallest gender-equality gap,…
Brazil striker Robinho imprisoned for nine years for rape
World

Brazil striker Robinho imprisoned for nine years for rape

Former AC Milan and Real Madrid striker Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison in Italy after he…
Sexual harasser stabs victim in revenge plot, after prison sentence filed
Egypt

Sexual harasser stabs victim in revenge plot, after prison sentence filed

Two years after the controversial sexual harassment case of Somaya Tarek Ebeid, known in popular media as the “Heliopolis mall…
42.5% of divorced women have been subjected to psychological abuse by their former husbands: CAPMAS
Egypt

42.5% of divorced women have been subjected to psychological abuse by their former husbands: CAPMAS

A study prepared by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on the prevalence of violence against Egyptian…
Violence against women costs LE2.5 billion annually: Minister
Egypt

Violence against women costs LE2.5 billion annually: Minister

Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali has indicated several obstacles facing the empowerment of women, saying that Arab women represent 25…
Female students protest violence against women in Minya
Egypt

Female students protest violence against women in Minya

The National Council for Women staged on Sunday a women's march to condemn violence against women and enforce articles on…
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